UCLA Health

Lead MRI Technologist - Santa Monica

UCLA Health  •  $79.82/hr  •  Onsite  •  1 month ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday through Friday, 6:30am - 3:00pm
Posted Date
04/22/2026
Salary Range $60.51 - 79.82 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
30097


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

With your passion for solving clinical mysteries and our comprehensive imaging capabilities and sophisticated technology, you can experience an exciting and rewarding imaging career at UCLA Health. You’ll be able to elevate your skills, expand your knowledge, and grow your career within an inclusive, supportive, and empowering workplace. Come see for yourself!

The Lead MR Technologist performs complex MRI procedures using 1.5T and 3.0T systems while providing direct leadership and supervision to ensure efficient patient care and imaging operations. Responsibilities include operating MRI-safe devices, assisting with interventional procedures, administering contrast materials under radiologist supervision and maintaining detailed patient and imaging records in compliance with regulations. You will assist in coordinating patient flow, supervising staff performance, enforcing safety protocols and ensuring proper equipment and supply management. You will also provide patient education, monitor patient safety and their comfort while adhering to strict confidentiality and infection control standards across all UCLA Health System imaging locations.

Salary Range: $60.51 - $79.82 Hourly


Job Qualifications

Please ensure your resume and application includes all relevant certifications and licenses.

  • Licenses
    • A combination of the ARRT and CRT – required.MR certificate required

OR you need

    • A combination of the ARRT and ARMRIT (MR) – required
  • At least 5 years of MRI experience – required
  • At least 3 years of Senior MRI status – preferred
  • AA Degree – required
  • BS Degree – preferred
  • BCLS from American Heart Association or American Red Cross – required
  • Venipuncture certificate – required
  • Graduate from a Radiologic Technologist Program – required
  • Ability to train technical staff in clinical applications
  • Ability to appropriately confront and resolve issues


As a condition of employment
, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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